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to find out
To discover, determine, or learn something by thinking, searching, or asking. Colloquial form of herausfinden.
Ich muss noch rausfinden, wann der Zug morgen früh abfährt.
I still need to find out when the train leaves tomorrow morning.
to find one's way out
To find the way out of a place, a building, or a confusing situation. Colloquial form of herausfinden.
Wir haben uns im Wald verlaufen und finden nicht mehr raus.
We got lost in the forest and can't find our way out anymore.
'Rausfinden' (to find out) is a separable verb. The prefix 'raus' goes at the end of the main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
Finde bitte raus, wann der Bus fährt.
Please find out when the bus leaves.
'Rausfinden' (to find out) is the colloquial and very common form of 'herausfinden' (to find out). In spoken language, it is almost always preferred.
Ich rufe kurz an und finde raus, ob das Geschäft noch offen hat.
I'll make a quick call and find out whether the store is still open.
If it is about information, 'rausfinden' (to find out) is often used with a subordinate clause, for example with 'was' (what), 'ob' (whether), or 'wie' (how). If it is about a physical route out, it often stands alone or with the preposition 'aus' (out of).
Wir müssen rausfinden, wer das getan hat.
We have to find out who did that.
to learn / experience
Erfahren means receiving information, for example through a communication. Rausfinden, by contrast, means actively discovering or determining something by searching, asking, or thinking. The key difference is whether the information was communicated or found out by the person herself.
Durch mehrere Anrufe fand Mia den neuen Termin raus.
Mia found out the new date by making several phone calls.
Von der Sekretärin erfuhr Mia den neuen Termin.
Mia learned the new date from the secretary.
